Air Mail Service Born: U S Post Office’s 36th Anniversary
The Post Office Department marks 36 years since Aug 12 1918 when the first permanent civilian air mail service began. Chief facts include the May 15 1918 start of experimental flights, the Jenny stamp with upside down plane moment, and the August 12 1918 launch from College Park Maryland with Max Miller at the controls.
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Post Office Department
U.S
U. S
Arthur E. Summerfield
Summerfield
Albert Burleson
Newton Baker
Washington
D. C
New York
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
U. S. Army
P. O. Department
P. O
Philately
Washington Post Office
U. S. P. O. Department
Max Miller
Morristown
New Jersey
College Park
Maryland
Maurice Newton
Robert Shank
Edward V. Gardner
Pflugerville Panthers Rout Harper in 50-0 Week One
Pflugerville overwhelms Harper 50-0 in the six man opener at Pflugerville. Jimmy Saegert scores and passes for three touchdowns as Arvin Wendland helps drive the win. Harper earns four first downs and 119 rushing yards.
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Pflugerville Panthers
Harper Longhorns
Pflugerville
Letheriaight
Harper
Jimmy Saegert
Panthers
Arvin Wendland
Harper Com
Plingerville
Sper
Lohn
Narees Community Park
Miss Gloria Jean Roeder Weds Wesley E. Sageser in San Antonio
Miss Gloria Jean Roeder daughter of Mr and Mrs Rich J Roeder of Harper wed Wesley E Sageser son of Mr and Mrs E A Roberts of Carrizo Springs in St Mary Magdalene Church San Antonio Friday Sept 3 The Rev M Holden officiated The bride wore blush pink tulle lace gown carried a purple orchid pink carnations at prayer book Milton Wurzbach provided music Virginia Roeder sister was maid of honor Jack McAnear was best man The reception followed at The Party House Honeymoon to New Orleans Afterward the couple resides 211 Holly St San Antonio Out of town guests listed
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Gloria Jean Roeder
Rich
J. Roeder
Harper
Wesley E. Sageser
St. Mary Magdalene Church
San Antonio
M. Holden
E. A. Roberts
Carrizo Springs
Milton Wurzbach
Virginia Roeder
Jack McAnear
Freddie Hartmann
Mesd
Leo Kuentz
Fred Hartmann
Marvin Schultz
Elmar Haag
Dan Blue
New Orleans
Louisiana
Holly St
Oscar Fiedler
Louis Kunz
Iris
Catulla
Nell Riley
Milton Knibba
Blanco
Roeder Hosts Barbecue in Spring Creek Honoring Sagesers
Mr and Mrs Richard Roeder entertained at Klein's Hall Spring Creek on Sunday afternoon honoring Mr and Mrs Wesley Sageser with about 100 guests attending the barbecue supper event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Roeder
Klein's Hall
Spring Creek
Wesley Sageser
Diversion Terrace Built to Protect Headquarter Field
W W Parker of Noxville constructed 790 feet of diversion terrace above his Headquarter field. The work followed district specifications and qualifies for Federal cost sharing at .08 per cubic yard up to the ranch allotment. The measure shields the field from outside water flow.
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W. W. Parker
Noxville
Soil Conservation Service
Kimble County
Local visits stretch across Texas and Florida families
Ue Oren Cottle spent Sunday in San Antonio with his children. Mrs. Floyd Boatright visits her daughter Mrs. Dave Beathea and family in San Antonio. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Reed of Ocala Florida visit W. R. Massey and relatives in Harper and Fredericksburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Boatright
Dave Beathea
Mr. Beathea
Dave Butler
San Antonio
Ue _ Oren Cottle
Raymond Reed
Ocala, Florida
W. R. Massey
Harper and Fredericksburg
Veteran Army Sgt Jung to Appear at Court House
In Fredericksburg U S Air Force veteran Sgt Robert Jung will appear at the Od Court House building. He is scheduled to be there every Tuesday morning and all day Tuesday through Saturday. Local residents note his ties to the Harper area.
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Jobuifer
Fredericksburg
U. SS Air Force
Robert Jung
Uf Ma
Odss
Harper
Sgt
Jung
Od Court House
Lions Invite Members to Zone Meeting at Park
Harper Lions Club President Hollan Walker led a bi monthly meeting with two guests W M Harris and George Salcher who expect to join. Water well restoration at the community park nears completion costing about 155 dollars. Meeting times set for 7 p m and 7 30 p m and a zone meeting at the park is scheduled for Monday evening September 20 at 7 30 p m with lunch optional.
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Community Park
Hollan Walker
Harper Lions Club
W. M. Harris
George Salcher
Lion W. A. Brown
Walker
Harper Longhorns Open Home Season Tonight
Harper Longhorns host Sohn at Community Park at 8 pm to start the home season. Coach Paul Suffel aims to fix weaknesses from last Friday and challenge West Texas rivals tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper Longhorns
Sohn
Paul Suffel
West Texas
Seven new candidates file for CTEC directors
Seven candidates were filed for the Central Texas Electric Cooperative board last week with secretary Robert Dittmar. Named are P. E. Collette Ingram Kendall Kerr Counties Leonard Lott Harp Frank Schmidt Fredericksburg and Chester Fiedler Cain City Gillespie County F A Sanders Pontotoc and Sam Brandenberger Hilda Mason County. Unopposed: A Lee Whitt George Elliott Llano and W A Burnam San Saba. Other six renominated directors include Troy Foster Fitzhugh Lee Dittmar Roy Willmann Carl Schmidt and Ryland Rothman. R C Hagee says floor nominations may occur at the Sept 24 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Texas Electric Cooperative
Robert Dittmar
Dittmar
P. E. Collette
Ingram
Kendall
Kerr
Leonard Lott
Harper
Frank Schmidt
Fredericksburg
Chester Fiedler
Cain City
Gillespie County
F. A. Sanders
Pontotoc
Sam Brandenberger
Hilda
Mason County
Llano
A. Lee Whitt
George Elliott
Llano County
W. A. Burnam
San Saba County
Troy Foster
Fitzhugh Lee
Willow City
Roy Willmann
Kendall-Kerr Counties
Carl Schmidt
Ryland Rothman
R. C. Hagee
School Supervisors Named By Co. Board
The Gillespie County School Board selects Vernon Doss and Rudolf C. Becker as supervisors to aid primary and elementary teachers. Doss brings thirty years in Texas public schools and five years as Crosby County supervisor. Becker, a former Doss School teacher, is new to supervision. They plan a county wide testing program to identify pupil and school needs and guide remedial instruction. Doss currently works with Fredericksburg schools and Becker with Harper and county districts.
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Gillespie County
Vernon Doss
Rudolf C. Becker
Doss
Texas
Crosby County
Becker
Fredericksburg
Harper
Arthur Stehling to Represent Gillespie on Medical Council
Arthur Stehling of Fredericksburg will serve on the Advisory Council of the Southwestern Medical Foundation representing Gillespie County for the coming year. The foundation, a non profit health charity, broadens its Texas reach with counties including Gillespie and adjacent areas.
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Arthur Stehling
Gillespie
Medical Council
Dallas
Southwestern Medical Fuoundation
Ato
Fredericksburg
Stehling
Gillespie County
R. R. Gilbert
Gilbert
Chaiman
Coumal
Southwestern Medical Foundation
Leads
Liwiataie
Onlahuna
New Meany
Gilbert Said
Free Punch and Coffee at Hopf Locker Plant Opening
Oliver Hopf invites the public to a formal opening of the new grocery department added to the Hopf Locker Plant on Saturday September 18. Free coffee and punch will be served all day. The store will feature grocery specials and continue meat handling and processing along with locker services for residents.
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Hopf
Oliver Hopf
Reverend Spellman to preach at Harper Methodist Church
The Harper Methodist Church reports that Rev. L U Spellman District Superintendent Kerrville District will preach Sunday at 11 am. First Quarterly Conference follows the service. A London Church delegation may attend. Family night barbecue supper planned for the evening service.
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Jasper Snow
Harper Methodist Church
L. U. Spellman
Kerrville
Spellman
London
Douglas Dittmar Named To FHA Post
A. Douglas Dittmar of Fredericksburg has been named Emergency Loan Supervisor for the U S Department of Agriculture Farmers Home Administration. He will serve the Fredericksburg Unit Office covering Blanco Gillespie Kimble Llano Mason and Menard counties. He served in the Armed Services 1945 to 1946, attended Texas A&M for animal husbandry, and has ranching experience in Gillespie and Llano counties. The agency makes emergency and special loans to farmers and ranchers and offers conservation assistance and seed programs.
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A. Douglas Dittmar
Fredericksburg
U.S.D.A
Farmers Home Administration
James E. Burleson
Dittmar
Blanco
Gillespie
Kimble
Llano
Mason
Menard
Armed Services
GHQ
Armed Forces
Pacific Command
Tokyo
Texas A&m College
Secretary of Agriculture
Agricultural Conservaton
Ecapp
Aye Ridine
Air Show F 86 Sabre Team at Dayton Opens Event
First Lieutenant Harold B. Schmidt of Harpert Texas part of the Nellis Air Force Base F-86 Sabre jet team that opened the National Air Show in Dayton Ohio on September 4 5 and 6. The two rows of pilots include 1st Lt. Stanley Schlaroff 1st Lt. David P. Copeland Major Frederick Blease 1st Lt. Jerry K. Drichorst 1st Lt. William F. Lloyd Jr and 1st Lt. Richard L. Taylor 1st Lt. Richard B. Smith Lt. Schmidt Capt. Leo A. Higgins 1st Lt. William P. Doyle Lt. Jim Hall 1st Lt. Charles B. Christianson Captain Daniel L. Dillon. Missing from the picture are 1st Lt. Frederick C. Kyler and 1st Lt. Arthur J. Cuddy.
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Harold B. Schmidt
David Schmidt
Box
Harpert
Texas
Nellis Air Force Base
Dayton
Ohio
Hill Country Telephone Co op awards major line contract
The Hill Country Telephone Cooperative awarded Alpha Construction of Tulsa a 438847.26 dollar contract to build 583 miles of line for seven exchanges at Ingram Hunt Mountain Home Doss Katemney Streeter and Fredonia. Work to start in six to eight weeks with 400 miles staked and 120 days to complete.
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Oklahoma
Hill Country Telephone Coop
Hill Country Telephone Cooperative, Inc
Alpha Construction Company
Tulsa
J. M. Durden
Doss
Beavers
Ingram, Hunt
Mountain Home
Katemney
Streeter
Fredonia
Kellogg Switchboard & Supply Co
En Exchanges
Rural Electricification Administration
Alpha Construction Co
Texas
Hill Country Telephone Coop, Inc
Mr. Durden
Jasper Moore
Ingram
Gordon Grote
Katemey
Arthur Stehling
Fredericksburg
Clinton Brown
Harper
Sam Eckert
Mason
Alfred Ellebracht
Robert Herbst
Comfort
Mike M. Sennett
REA
Arizona
Telephone Co-Op
Doe Hunt Approved At Friday Meeting
Gillespie County landowners and sportsmen approved an antlerless deer hunt for this year and adopted a resolution to shorten the back season. The meeting at the Courthouse Friday night, led by Gene Walker of the State Game and Fish Department, outlined timelines for buck and antlerless hunts, turkey hunting suspensions, and required county approvals. Approximately 100 people attended as biologists mapped census lines and plans for deer counts. early data show landowner concerns about pasturer use and deer abundance impacting ranches.
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Gillespie County
Gene Walker
State Game & Fish Department
Llano
Mason and
Kerrville
Gillespie
Kerr
Walker
Alee
Paul Stehling Sues Petsch And Co Over Libel Claim
Gillespie County rancher Paul Stehling filed a libel suit against Alfred P C Petsch Ralph R Swanson W C Williams and fourteen others seeking 250000 in damages. The complaint alleges a conspiracy to injure Stehling’s reputation by September 16 1953 and notes the case is the fourth libel action by former Cooperative directors amid depositions and accusations of wasteful management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Stehling
Gillespie County
Central Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc
Alfred PB. C. Petsch
Fredericksburg
Ralph R. Swanson
W. C. McWilliams
Alfred P. C. Petsch
Cooperative
Arthur Stehing
Petsch
Swanson
Williams
Stehling
Liano
Mason
Gillespie
Kerr
Kendall
Epweves
Harper Home Demonstration Club Sept Meeting Notice
The Harper Home Demonstration Club met Thursday at 3 p.m. in Mrs. Floyd Boatright's home with 15 members and 3 visitors. Mrs. Marshall Brown reported on the State Convention in Dallas, and Mrs. J. G. Mezger demonstrated joining shirts and waists. The next meeting will be at the Youth Center.
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Harper Home Demonstration Club
Floyd Boatright
D. W. Brown
Charlie Rogers
Marshall Brown
Dallas
J. G. Mezger
E. R. Brown
Ladies Attend WSCS Seminar in Fredericksburg
Mrs. S S Stewart, Mrs. Hollan Walker, Mrs. Felix Kensing, Mrs. Minna Moses and Mrs. Jasper Snow attended the WSCS District Annual Educational Seminar at Fredericksburg Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. S. Stewart
Hollan Walker
Felix Kensing
Minna Moses
Jasper Snow
WSCS
Fredericksburg
Thure
Kerrville visitors from Buck Baker family visit Harper relatives
Mrs Buck Baker and her son Jack of Kerrville visited relatives in Harper Sunday afternoon.
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Buck Baker
Jack
Kerrville
Harper
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Betty Lou Middleton
Melvia
Upper
Llanos
Hodges
Albert Hartstack
CTEC
Co. Board
Methodist Church
Douglas Dittmar
FHA
Doe Hunt
Paul Stehling Sues Petsch Et al
Harper Hdg Mel Seni
Kenneth Klein
Wom
Dms
Maywund Klein
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